On a Chinese hospital ship off Hawaii, crew members demonstrate traditional massage techniques to U.S. sailors. The mood is one of collegiality, even after China opted out of Japan-led humanitarian drills at the world’s largest international naval exercise. There are no guns in sight ...

The most senior uniformed officers of the Japanese, American and South Korean militaries met Tuesday in Hawaii to discuss trilateral defense cooperation over North Korea. Gen. Shigeru Iwasaki, chief of the Joint Staff of the Self-Defense Forces, Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the U.S. ...

China has confirmed it will participate in a major U.S.-organized naval drill for the first time, official media said Monday, amid heightened distrust between the two military powers. The Chinese navy will participate in the Rim of the Pacific (Rimpac) multinational naval exercises, the ...